ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144842
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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Date:05-APR-2012
Time:17:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic G2T1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Great Lakes 2T-1A (built by Wielt)
Operator:Private
Registration: N211RW
C/n / msn: 6803K-386
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location:Kerhonkson, NY -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Plattekill
Destination airport:
Narrative:
A Great Lakes 2T-1A (built by Wielt) experimental biplane took off from a small airport in Plattekill and was flying at a low altitude when it struck a tree and crashed into a field near a horse farm at 15 Old Queens Highway, Kerhonkson, New York.

The pilot suffered minor injuries.


Sources:
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120405/NEWS/120409836
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/ny-pilot-suffers-minor-injuries-in-plane-mishap-1.3645865
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2012/04/06/blotter/doc4f7e56c9e8b33887107845.txt


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Apr-2012 00:20 gerard57 Added
06-Apr-2012 02:30 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative]
07-Apr-2012 07:01 gerard57 Updated [Damage]
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